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Broomsticks Over Flaxborough (Modern Fiction) [Paperback]

Colin Watson (Author)

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Publication Date: August 1985 | Series: Modern Fiction

She pranced towards the edge of the clearing, swerved and came back for another fire vault. Her hands moved in gestures of sinuous supplication... Then Mrs Pentatuke would halt on tiptoe, shut tight her eyes behind the bejewelled glasses, and cry in a rich tenor: "O mighty spirit! We are thine! Amen evil from us deliver but!" 'It is the eve of Saint Walpurga and the respectable housewives of Flaxborough are dancing naked around fires. It is also brought to Inspector Purbright's attention that there are darker forces at work. This includes reports of Satanism, cult sacrifice and black magic, as well as the vicious ritual killing that shocks the town. Is there a practitioner of the dark arts in Flaxborough or is that just a smokescreen for a mere murder? Broomsticks over Flaxborough is the seventh in Colin Watson's 'Flaxborough chronicles'. First published in 1972 it was described by Julian Symons as having 'all the virtues one looks for in a crime novel.'

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About the Author

Colin Watson was born in 1920. He worked as a journalist but was most famous for his twelve 'Flaxborough' novels, set in a small fictional town in England. Four of the 'Flaxborough' novels were adapted for television by the BBC under the series title Murder Most English and Watson's Detective Inspector Purbright remains one of the most intellectual detectives in the crime genre. Colin Watson died in 1983. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: Mandarin (August 1985)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0413516601
ISBN-13: 978-0413516602
Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,053,331 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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